Exloring Life Eternal

How many of you "use" (i.e. refer to) the weather in evangelism? (I don't just mean you hope that it doesn't rain when you plan a picnic.) I.e. Have you seen any climate changes as you seek the Lord corporately?

After realizing that Jesus is Lord of the "heavens above," I have come to appreciate the weather & how the Lord desires to be glorified in this arena of life as well. Two times this past week, during church meetings, the Lord began to send rain at the exact moment that the call to humble repentance was being given out!! Oh, the glory of the Lord!!

I am increasingly convinced that Jesus aluded to the weather in this way in the sermon on the mount (i.e. God uses the weather to get our attention, whether we are righteous or unrighteous, good or bad.) I also firmly believe that James was written to provoke believers to repent that the "early rains & later rains" of the land might return to the land & famine pushed back. Note that James closes with an invitation to pray & otherwise express your heart to the Lord!!

Again, the Lord Jesus is sovereign & so very, very good!!

Blessings on you all,
Mert

CF: "Healing the Land," by Winkie Pratney addresses this matter pretty clearly: REPENT & BELIEVE! The environmental crisis actually a matter of moral crises (cf. Isaiah 24). I close.

A confirmation:
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GOD OF THE UNIVERSE CONTROLS THE WEATHER IN KYRGYZSTAN
from a private, unnamed sources in Kyrgyzstan

(29 Mar) "As we wrote to you about 3 hours ago, we deeply felt the dangers that our national colleagues in our neighborhood felt, about the continued looting of the city, particularly in our neighborhood. Nearly 100 men from our neighborhood had gathered to plan strategy to defend their homes and families from the anticipated looting. They came with clubs, sticks, pitchforks, and a VERY few had rifles. We met for nearly an hour as they plotted how to set up a watch schedule throughout the night. We knew in the natural they would be completed inadequate to face hundreds of angry looters. Right after we sent the prayer request out, and many of you responded immediately saying you were praying, God did something amazing! Suddenly storm clouds gathered, and in a very few minutes hail and incredibly strong winds blew in!"

Initially, N., X. and Y. were alone at the house, and were praying. X. thought that our house was being pelted with rocks. Then she shouted with joy, “Hail is falling!” We ran outside to see what was happening, and the wind was blowing ferociously while hail pelted the ground. About this time we knew a massive demonstration was occurring. We believe God began to “put out the fire!” When A., B. and C. went outside again, rain was pouring down, and the temperature was dramatically lower. We all know that hail typically follows very hot weather in situations where cold fronts and warm fronts meet. This was not at all the situation here. It was a cool day and still as could be. There was no sign of any inclement weather. All we can do is praise God! You cannot imagine the hope that filled our hearts as we believe it was a clear demonstration from our God about Who is REALLY in control!

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From Robert Hoskens:
Last Saturday the snow and ice was still heaped up over my head in some places, and a few cars that hadn't been driven all winter were still covered with snow. But by today most of the snow has melted. I mention this because Cheryl and I just read in our morning Bible reading that God controls the weather: in Job 37:10-13 we see that He sends ice, thunderstorms and rain "for correction, or for His land, or for loving kindness." The unexpected hailstorm in Kyrgyzstan we mentioned above is proof of this Bible truth! The political unrest in Georgia, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan is completely in God's control.
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